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INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Sharpe, Jr. DATE: April 12, 2010 BILL NO.: 9068 ORDINANCE NO.: 6811 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.20 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO OFFENSES BY OR AGAINST MINORS, BY ENACTING THEREIN A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 9.20.015 PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY"; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 9.20 of the University City Municipal Code, relating to offenses by or against minors, is hereby amended by enacting therein a new section to be known as "Section 9.20.015 Parental responsibility", which shall read as follows: 9.20.015 Parental responsibility. A. It shall be an ordinance violation for a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than seventeen (17) years old to fail or refuse to exercise reasonable care, supervision, protection or control over the child to prevent the child from becoming an abused, neglected or delinquent child, or in need of care or treatment, under State law, Chapters 210 and 211 RSMo. B. Whenever a child less than seventeen (17) years of age is arrested or detained for committing a crime or ordinance violation within the City, the Police Department, as soon as practicable, shall notify the parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of the child of the arrest or detention, and shall advise such person of his or her responsibility under this ordinance. The Police Department shall keep a record of the notifications. Section 2. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to relieve any person, firm or corporation from any penalty heretofore incurred by the violation of Chapter 9.20, nor bar the prosecution for any such violation. Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter 1.12, Section 1.12.010 of the University City Municipal Code. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage as provided by law.